Happy Tuesday!!

Happy SUNNY Tuesday.. what a BEAUTIFUL day here for us! LOVING it! Hope it stays awhile!!

First off I want to say THANK YOU so much for the sweet comments for the little Halloween Party... I am a LUCKY Mom to have 2 such GREAT kids.. and I LOVE my girl is so creative.. I mean at 10 she does things I dont even think of! LOL! Wonder where she will be in 10 years! :)
Now if your here for those party photos.. they are right below this post! :)

Today I have HALLOWEEN cards to share!! I have so many ideas BREWING in my head I think my family may get different styles this year.. usually I do up just one style but I have sooo many CUTE stamps I want to use! :)

Here is one I made up yesterday used some of my NEW PTI goodness!! Fine Linen, and that YUMMY Sugar Plum PP by Lisa (its NOT just for Xmas is it! LOL!) Then some older PTI.. and then I added a foam bat for fun.. I have so many of these sets.. CLAIMING they are for the kids! HA! I LOVE them!! I thought it finished if off just right! :)
Next up I was in a Fall Swap over at PTI~ (THANKS Ted for putting it together)
Here is the card I sent off- to Pat... I was gonna link her blog but I didnt see it in her siggy!

I used my large scallop on it.. I think it is a bit hard to tell.. I just so LOVE that look... I think the black and white stars may not have been the right choice for that but I was HAPPY with the card.. that pumpkin just makes me smile! He is all lined with my spica pens.. love a little SPARKLE that it adds!- and of course PEARLS.. you know me... I gotta add 'em!

Here is the DARLING card I got from Caren (no blog in siggy!) isnt it CUTE! Those little monsters are all done with Spicas and so CUTE!! She also included the CUTE set of 4 note cards.. THANKS Caren! LOVED getting HAPPY MAIL!
Ignore my mock studio showing in that above photo! LOL!!

I am off to get my kiddos from school! Hope you have a GREAT day!!
THANKS for stopping by!!!!

AG Doll Halloween Party!

Happy Sunday!! I cant believe a week has come and gone with no posting! all I can say is I was BUSY BUSY getting ready for the little AG Doll Halloween Party Amanda wanted to have here with some friends.. SO that was on friday but we were getting ready all week for it.. doing something each night so we got it all done!

We had a GREAT time.. painted pumpkins, made bracelets for the girls and the dolls, ate, laughed and the girls all played in Amandas room over an hour.. and not a PEEP was heard! :)

I have LOTS of photos to share.. so get cozy and a big THANKS if you make it all the way through!

This is Alex! :) Amandas new AG.. she got her so she could have the new innerstar U account on the AG site.. so she was the girl of choice for the party today!!
The Girls and their AGs! :)


Amanda made ALOT of fun clay creations for the girls.. they got to take them all home with them!!
Here is a comparison to the real size food! :)

She and I made the kisses.. I printed out the TINY wording in word.. printed it at a size 5.. covered the clay kisses with foil and presto AG doll kisses! :)
We made these pumpkin tortilla chips! :)

All the marshmallow pumpkins! (for the girls!)
We also made plates/cups for the dolls to match the girls (or pretty close! )

Painting Pumpkins-
The little treat boxes we made up... using PTIs favor it die, stamps, foam cat.. .inside is some candy corn hand sanitizer and halloween silly bands (which are now band at school! HA!)

If you have made it this far THANK YOU! :) I am HOPING to scrap these photo soon.. I have a VISION!! :) It really was FUN.. I think all the girls had a GREAT time!! :)
Have a WONDERFUL day... I will be posting more this week! I have cards to share! :)
Thanks for stopping by!!

Challenge Card!

Happy Sunday!! Hope your having a FABULOUS weekend!! Ours has been nice.. and today we are busy again.. so I am gonna keep it short and sweet! :)

It is time for our PIO team share... Cute and Charming! I used this DARLING sewing machine digi image from Stamping Dragon Design!! All my other challenges are posted below!


Challenges for Beth-
PIO- Cute and Charming
ABC Challenge- D is for Distressing
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Charisma - Anything Goes
Digi Doodle - Embossing
Ellephantastic - Charm
If The Shoe Fits - Flowers
Scrap and stamp - Embossing
Sketch Saturday- Sketch
Stamp insanity - Embossing
Tuesday Taggers - It Takes All Sorts (open challenge)sponsored by Ribbon Oasis
Tuesday Throwdown- Paper Pleating

THANKS for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!

WaltzingMouse Sept. Blog Waltz

Hello Blog Friends! Happy FRIDAY!! (are you ready for the WEEKEND?!- I AM! LOL!)

So today I am playing along on my FIRST Waltz with waltzingmouse stamps! How I LOVE their stamps..


Now I must warn you my project is FUN FAST and EASY! Life this week was BUSY.. AND my stamps just arrived yesterday that I wanted to use! So in light of all that... Here is my little treat bag!! Took me all of 15 minutes to make!!!

Stamp the bag, create the tags, add a fun border punch, ribbon and button and VIOLA! There it is! I this it is the FASTEST project I have ever done! :)

I will just fill it with treats next month ... and PRESTO a fun little goodie bag for a friend!
Stamps Used-Midnight Feast, ink staz-on, border punch- Martha Stewart, PTI ribbon and CS

THANKS for stopping by! I am looking forward to my first WALTZ!!!
Tonite I am off to BUNCO.. moms night out so if I dont hit all blogs today I WILL for sure tomorrow and sunday!!
Happy WEEKEND!!!!

Happy Tuesday.. ANOTHER Halloween Share!

Hello AGAIN! I cant stop creating Halloween over here! I am gonna be DONE with treat bags.. and it is not even gonna be Oct! HA HA! That is good right.. being AHEAD of the game!! :)

Todays share is a Halloween Goodie Bag! Was gonna make a template up but thought.. BETH use those bags! So I did! :) The tag was INSPIRED by my friend Mona (and by friend I mean I STALK her FABULOUS blog daily! LOL!) I love on THIS tag she layered the 2 nesties.. so I BORROWED that idea for my tag!

Pumpkin is cut from Mini Monsters.. one of my new cricut carts.. it is DARLING! I will be making monsters this Halloween for sure! LOL! Stamp and Ribbon-PTI (release TONITE cant wait!)

Ok enough chatter.. here is the tag close up-
and the bag.. Oh and I busted out the STICKLES for this one too! and spica pens!!


THANKS for stopping by!!! I am off to get my girl.. ZUMBA in a bit.. but will be HOME in time for PTI release... cant miss that!
Have a GREAT rest of your day!!

Happy Monday!! More Challenge Shares! :)

Happy Monday Blog Friends.. the sun is OUT here in WA.. yeah.. supposed to be WARM and SUNNY for a few days.. I will take it! :) I LOVE this time of year.. when the sun is shining.. the leaves are turning.. it isnt to hot... (dont get me wrong I love summer too!- and miss it.. but I will take sunny fall days over rainy fall days anyday! HA HA!)

I have 2 shares for ya! Played along with a few other challenges this week.. see kiddos go back to school and I get PLAY TIME! :)

First up is a card.. my friend Diane INSPIRED my leaf! She made this DARLING one here.. and I had to try it.. I used some tissue paper that I COATED in glimmer mist.. I wish the photo could capture how pretty it is IRL! :) Stamped with my NEW PTI leaf print set, and used the PTI die (they are FABULOUS!) ... embossed my paper, stamped.. and VIOLA.. a fun fall card!

Challenges I joined are linked under the card! :)
Challenges for Leaf Card-
The Shabby Tea Room- Inspired by photo.. Nature and or use green
Paper Play- Autumn is coming
All Sorts- Colors of Autumn

Next up I have a CUTE little box for Halloween Treats.. I found them HERE .. She has the free template linked there!Used my NEW PTI Halloween Tiny Treats.. Stamped my background... added some fun embellies and done.. (I think this is for my Justin for Halloween.. gone are the CUTESY days of Halloween.. he is in 8th grade now! HA! BUT I cant do creepy scary.. so this is as good as it gets! LOL!)

Challenge linked below!

Sew Many Challenges- Happy Halloween Project!

That is all I have today.. SORRY I talked alot didnt I!! I do that in real life too! :) I bet you NEVER would have guessed!
THANKS for stopping by... I have a bit of time.. I am off to PEEK around blogland..
Have a GREAT day!

Sunday Challenge Card Share!

Happy Sunday! Hope your having a WONDERFUL weekend! It is time again for a PIO challenge!! This is a very special challenge at Pile It On this week. We are working alongside Operation Write Home to provide handmade cards for our troops overseas to send home to their loved ones. There are guidelines that you have to follow to make these cards so this week the team won't be showing their sparkle as glitter is a big No No!!
OWH accepts all types of cards but are especially looking for Birthday, Anniversary or Christmas cards at the present time so that is what we are asking you to make this week.
Hope you will join along!!

Here is my card for PIO and all the challenges I played along with are linked below!


Challenges for Beth-
PIO-OWH
Creative Cottage - Celebrations
Fab N Funky - Anything Goes
Flutter By Wed- Pink
Incy Wincy - Celebrate
Nut Crafters Nutshells- Pink
Pennys - Birthdays
Paper Romance - Clean and Simple

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!!

Favor- It Boxes!

Happy SOGGY Thursday! Today I am home ALONE! Kiddos went back to school yesterday.. Steve went back to work today.. it is so QUIET... I am not used to it yet! I am sure by monday I wil be! :)

So I have been sneaking in some creative time! I am in LOVE .. LOVE LOVE LOVE! :) With the CUTE new Favor It Box #1 Die from PTI.... it just comes together so FAST and EASY, and CUTE! I love them! (ok I said that 4 times already! LOL!)

I have 3 to share with ya! (Amanda made 1 too.. but I cant find where she put it.. so that will be shared on another posting!)

Happy Halloween Box-

Boo Box-
Grateful For You Box- (Amanda made me the center of my flower.. that sweet girl made me up 85 of them in GREAT fall colors! AND I have more I would like.. she is so GOOD TO MOM! )
There they are!! I want to make MORE! But figure I better wait til I know what I want to do with these! I am so gonna make up more for Halloween Teacher Treats! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your having a FABULOUS week!!

Love My Tapes Share!

Hello Blog Friends! :) Hope your all having a GREAT week! Today was our kiddos first day of school.. it seems so late compared to some of my ONLINE friends who have been back a few weeks! But that is us here in WA. State.. out late.. back late! :) and it is POURING rain... sigh! (photos coming soon!)

I do have some FUN news.. I got an email from Shemaine at Love My Tapes.. asking if she could use the flowers I made on their Wed. Blog share.. HELLLOOO YES! LOL!! I was so EXCITED.. and THANKS so much Shemaine for asking! :) They have a FABULOUS blog.. lots of fun ideas!

I LOVE the paper tapes.. so fun to make flowers with.. ruffles.. etc...
These are my 2 flowers-
Here is the box I made using the yellow one.. you KNOW I love that captured card box from PTI!
Side View-
THANKS for letting me share!! I hope you have a GREAT day!!

More Brown Bag Fun.. and a little Soap!

Happy Sept... HOW did that happen! Summer just flew right by me!!! I do LOVE fall.. but would like a couple more weeks of summer PLEASE! LOL! The kiddos have off until Sept. 8th.. so we are packing some FUN into these last few days of summer!!!

I have a couple shares for ya! :)

First up.. I made more soap! Oh my how I LOVE making this fun easy craft with Amanda! The longest thing about it is drying time! We made this one up for my sweet niece Allyson! She was so cute.. she tried to scratch out the frog! :)

I used Honey and Shea for the soap.. added some pink mica powder to the shea layer, honey is on top.. that is why it has a golden hue!

Supplies- Soap Supplies from - Bramble Berry, Eraser from Michaels, and Stamps-PTI

Next I have some more FUN goodies with lunch sacks! I cant stop making them!! Both Michelle and Melissa from PTI have shared some CUTE ideas.. here is my take on them! and I had a bag top cut from the ones I made HERE.. so I cut it in half again and made a little tag envie! I still want to make MORE!!



Supplies- Lunch Bags- Target! ;) Everything else from PTI! (SHOCKING I know! HA HA!)
I think I am gonna keep on making them like the ones from the blog hop.. I figure I get 2 goodies from one bag.. a pocket and a sack.. 2 for 1 I like it! HA HA! :) but then again.. you never know I could change and do the pockets again like this! ;) Keep ya guessing! HA HA!

Thanks for stopping by.. we are off to finish up the last few school things! :) then off to lunch.. FIRST I must find my coupon for bath and body works.. I need a few things.. (OK I dont.. BUT when you have a coupon.. a girl NEEDS to use it! right! :) )
Have a GREAT day!!

Surprise Blog Hop!

Dont ya just LOVE surprises! Well today some PTI forum friends are having our own special blog hop.. as a SURPRISE THANK YOU! To Nicole for all her HARD work, and for sharing her AMAZING talent with us!! I simply ADORE everything she creates.. she and her DT at PTI are responsible for many MANY shopping excursions! HA HA!

So I was very happy to be part of this FUN HOP!!! Many Thanks to Nicole, and ALL who make PTI the FABULOUS place it is!!!! ((hugs))

My card.. Girly you rock.. many Thanks.. so TRUE!! So TRUE! :)
Thanks for stopping by.. I am off to HOP around!!!!
Have a GREAT day!

Miss You!

Happy Sunday!

So I went CAMPING for the first time in about 25 years.. in a tent.. and that was the first time in about 35 years! HA! I SURVIVED.. we had a GREAT time.. met up with Larry , Kimmie and Ally! I got LOTS of photos.. and promise to share more later!

Today it is time to share a PIO card with ya! All other challenges I played along with are listed below the card!!!

We had a WONDERFUL sponsor this week.. Digi Doodle Shop.. they have such FABULOUS digi images!

Here is my card.....

Challenges for Beth-
PIO- Farewell Summer
Allsorts - In Garden or Park
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long -Anything, but Christmas
Digi Doodle Shop- Distressing
Pennys - Pink and Green
Stamps R Us - Stitching

Off to unpack from our trip! Clean the kitchen.. and figure out dinner!
THANKS for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!

August PTI Blog Hop!

YIPPEE I finally get to PLAY along again on the PTI blog hop.. it has been 3 months and I have MISSED it!!

So I am a bit late in posting.. EEK! Please forgive me.. and forgive the probably less then perfect photos.. I just wanted to get on and PLAY along..

and NOTE to self.. make choc. covered popcorn BEFORE you want to.. like an hour before.. the candy was a bit soft and messed up the bag.. it really is good.. and doesnt look like this photo ~ Ok it does look like it but taste good.. that is what counts RIGHT! :)

Enough talk.. on with the show.. our challenge was to use brown lunch bags! How FUN! I choose to cut mine down.. used my border punches (LOVE this idea now!) to make the top pretty.. stamping, stitching.. etc...

First up.. a fun Halloween Bag (ignore the messy clear bag PLEASE! ;) )

Next up a fun little fall gift bag to fill with treats! :)



Finally the TOP of those bags.. I stitched the sides and bottom.. ran it through my big shot with my NEW embossing plate.. and VIOLA! A little goodie bag-

Big enough to hold a cookie and some cider!!

I had another bag.. but GASP it didn turn out like my VISION so you dont get to see it! HA!
THANKS for stopping by.. HAPPY HOPPING.. cant WAIT to come visit you all!

I cant stop POSTING this week! :)

I know I am on a roll (HA HA!) .. I gotta be honest.. all I am feeling like creating at the moment is FALL goodies.. could be the FABULOUS PTI release.. could be it is getting near the end of summer, could be the fact I LOVE fall, and all the holidays involved.. could just be ALL of the ABOVE! LOL!!

BUT I am gonna make myself wait a week.. before I start.. TORTURE! HA HA!!

ok on with the post.. I have no project to share.. well sorta.. I made up some paper tape flowers! I ordered these FABULOUS paper tapes from Love My Tapes.. oh they are so FUN!

So I made up a couple yesterday... need to get them on something.. but for now.. thought I would share the flowers! :)
Used my new tape, Martha Stewart doilies (these are just to cute!) PTI felt, dies, and buttons, more of that October Afternoon paper and VIOLA! some fun flowers!

I am off to get lunch, run errands, and get ready for our BBQ tonite.. hope the sun comes out.. first it is TOOOO HOT.. now it is TOOO CLOUDY! HA HA! :) No matter it will be fun1
THANKS for stopping by! Have a GREAT rest of your week!!!

SS #23

Happy Monday blog friends! 2 posts in 2 days from me.. OH MY! LOL!! I just had a some time and felt creative today.. so I played along with Sasyas Sketches challenge this week! :)

I have 2 online friends on this DT.. (Hi Diane and Dana!) I LOVE the sketches but just hadnt had a chance to play along.. today I did! YEAH!!

Here is the sketch-



Here is my take on the card- (I am just LOVING the October Afternoon Papers! :) )
I made up that flower.. I think I need to make more! :) Lots of inking, stitching, and a PTI stamp! :)


It is gonna be HOT here again... almost NOON.. and 83 in my house.. I so need AC! HA HA!!
Off to make some lunch.. THANKS for stopping by! Have a GREAT week!!!

Happy Sunday!! Challenge Card Share!

Happy Sunday!!

It is that time again! Time for the PIO DT share!!

I just HAD to use my new jar stamp set from PTI.. oh my.. it is so FUN! (and I just got the new fall fillers ordered.. cant wait til they arrive! :) Enough small talk! LOL! ON with the show!!

My card.. and the challenges I played along with- (hmm for some reason you cant really see the button and bow.. but it is there honest! LOL!)


Challenges for Beth-
PIO- Get into shape
Sew Many Challenges - Stitching
Sweet Stampin' - Favorite Stamp
Papertake Weekly: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
I Did It - Anything Goes
Speedy Cat's Friends Challenge 16: Think Flowers

Thanks for stopping by.. hope your having a WONDERFUL weekend!

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday Blog Friends! I hope you had a GREAT week!!! Ours flew by!

I have a card to share with ya! It went out to a friend who had a birthday earlier this week! I am hoping it arrived safe and sound.. I havent heard yet.. and she is out of town.. I think she should have got it sooooo... I am gonna share it here now! :)

I made the flower using my PTI dies, and yummy felt... the PP is from October Afternoon, and CS is also from PTI... as well as the stamps!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!! I will be back sunday with my PIO DT card! :)

Caardvarks Challenge!

Happy Tuesday!! I got to play along with the Caardvarks Challenge this week! I am so EXCITED to get some creative time in! It was Xmas Tags/Mini Cards.. I know it seems early but really it will be here before we know it! Now I am 2 tags ahead! and I have more running around in my head! I may work on tonite! :)

I made up 2 tags to share with ya!
#1-

#2-
Hope your having a WONDERFUL week! I have some more to share but need to wait until a dear online friend gets some mail! ;)

THANKS for stopping by!!!

Embellish Mag Challenge! and a HAPPY Sunday!

Oh my we have had RAIN for the last 2 days... pouring rain today! I guess that means I will have to sit in my creative space for the WHOLE day! After I make the fam. french toast of course!!

So I played along with Embellish Mags. Challenge! (finally!) I always LOVE their challenges and never seem to find any extra time to play along! This time I did!!!


and here is my card!
My pink is really pink .. not peach.. it sure photographed funny!!! (I we even outside!) SIGH!

I have some more to share.. I may even post more then once a week this week! if the rain keeps up I may have stuff to post daily! LOL!

Hope your having a GREAT weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Monday.. Creative Share!

Well another 2 weeks has come and gone.. Summer is FLYING by and I am not getting anything creative done.. BUT we are having a FABULOUS summer! Hoping this week to share some photos from the party last weekend.. and I still have a couple goodies to create.. will share when I finish!

Hope your all having a GREAT summer.. without further ado.. here is my card for PIO this week! We have a FABULOUS sponsor- Digital Delights! Hope you will play along with us!

I thought I would create a fun little gift set.. used captured card case, altered a mini comp. book and a pen! This is for my sweet girl! She just always LOVES everything I make.. so I thought I would make her a little something just for being HERSELF! :)

The Whole Set-

Box-
Mini Comp. Book and Pen-

All filled.. with room to spare! (that is why I LOVE this template!!)


Challenges I played along with!

PIO- Bugs, Butterflies or Bees
Anything Goes - Punches
Digi Doodle Shop - Punches or Die Cuts
Dutch Dare - 'Anything Goes'
One Stop Craft - Patterns (polkadots)
Paperplay - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp- Going Dotty

Thank you for stopping by... I am gonna be blog hopping today.. I am BEHIND my friends.. but I will catch up!!!
Have a GREAT day!